USA Track & Field National News

GREENSBORO, N.C. — On seven different occasions the national or Junior Olympic record was surpassed on the fifth day of competition at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University.

Vincent is a gifted athlete. Her talents stretch beyond the oval to the basketball court. Starting as a sophomore for the high school basketball team that won a state title the year before, she lived the dream. Or so she thought.

Twenty years has now passed since the first edition of the Thorpe Cup, but Harry Marra still points to the inaugural meet against Germany in 1993 as his favorite. Frank Zarnowski, who has witnessed all but two Thorpe Cup meets, will always remember a Team USA victory in 1999 by the absolute slimmest of margins as the best he has seen.

INDIANAPOLIS - In a strong showing for U.S. middle distance talent, Shannon Rowbury won the 3,00m, while Brenda Martinez and Nick Symmonds won the 800m at the London Diamond League meet hosted by the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The two-day meet will continue tomorrow afternoon.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — On seven different occasions the national or Junior Olympic record was surpassed on the fifth day of competition at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University.

Twenty years has now passed since the first edition of the Thorpe Cup, but Harry Marra still points to the inaugural meet against Germany in 1993 as his favorite. Frank Zarnowski, who has witnessed all but two Thorpe Cup meets, will always remember a Team USA victory in 1999 by the absolute slimmest of margins as the best he has seen.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tia Jones (Marietta, Ga.) established her second national age group and Junior Olympic record for the week bringing the Aggie Stadium crowd to life on the fourth day of the Junior Olympics on the campus of the North Carolina A&T State University.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tia Jones (Marietta, Ga.) established her second national age group and Junior Olympic record for the week bringing the Aggie Stadium crowd to life on the fourth day of the Junior Olympics on the campus of the North Carolina A&T State University.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tia Jones (Marietta, Ga.) established her second national age group and Junior Olympic record for the week bringing the Aggie Stadium crowd to life on the fourth day of the Junior Olympics on the campus of the North Carolina A&T State University.